Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984
film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered
by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense
stars core band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and
Jerry Harrison along with Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn
Mabry and Edna Holt. The live performance was shot over the course of
three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and
features Talking Heads' most memorable songs.
What the critics are saying:
The drama that Demme evokes in “Stop Making Sense” is the artistic
self-transcendence that emerges from collaboration in performance.
Richard Brody
New Yorker
As wonderful as all this new techonology is, it would be nothing without
Demme's simple framing, the band's musical intensity and Byrne's lanky,
restless cool. Those were the film's strengths 40 years ago and they
remain so today.
Cary Darling
Houston Chronicle
In its own terms Stop Making Sense is close to perfection.
Pauline Kael
New Yorker